How to run a javascript file with node.js

Question

I have just started learning node.js and i am trying to open a local .js file. The file is stored on desktop and its location is something like C:\\Users\\Jim\\Desktop\\hello.js .

I use the following command:

node C:\\Users\\Jim\\Desktop\\hello.js

Now i use this command but all i get is ... and nothing happens. I have installed node.js and use its own terminal. Other commands also work well without any problem but i am stuck at this very beginning step.

Answer 1

I created a cmd file in nodjs-folder. The cmd-file has only one line:

node %1

Then I told windows to always open js files with this cmd file.